This is a handy list, Pennie. Thanks. Have some of them and have heard of most but not all. Sharon Norton's book is on my list of books to buy (hopefully next pay day). We have sun here this morning!!! It's rained solid for two days. I was beginning to wonder if I should check whether there were any arks available. I think it was yesterday that we broke the "most rainfall in a day" record that was set only three years ago when the entire province flooded. Doesn't bode well, does it? And it was cold - felt more like fall than spring. We're supposed to go up to +12 this afternoon, then around +18/20 for Sunday and Monday, then back down to around +12. As long as it doesn't rain for a few days, that's okay. My sister and her husband are in Italy for a month. Apparently, yesterday they met up with my niece in Rome. She's working in Ireland for four months, then will tour around Europe for two months before coming home (to Ontario). At least that was still the plan when she left in January. Her working visa is for a year though so if she has the travelling bug and doesn't get too homesick, she may change her mind. Good time to do it. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "P. Redmile" <predmile@total.net> To: <qc-etanglo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 11:05 PM Subject: [QC-ETANGLO] newspapers > Hello Everyone, > > Did anyone purchase Sharon Norton/s book of Granby area newspaper entries? > > Newspapers really go far in helping us put "meat on the bones" of our > ancestors. And for the Eastern Twps- we have a good variety of available > resources. Matt Ardon sent in the vital stats from the Sherbrooke Gazette a > year or more ago - which must still be available on the ETANGLO ebsite. - > Marlene Simmons > published a book (available for sale at QFHS) from the Richford Vt Gazette > 1880-1957 (Sutton Qc.Twp area) . Elane Wilson has published all the vital > stats from the Stanstead Journal (available from the Stanstead Historical > Soc) in several different books (though some of the early editions were done > by someone else) . Elane has also published the Sherbrooke Record vital > stats from 1897 to about 1906 (2 books) & that newspaper covers most of the > Eastern Twps. Phyllis E Skeats compiled & edited a book about the village > of Hatley from notes from the Stanstead Journal by Elane Wilson. The > "listers" who subscribed to "Across The Border" will recall Diana Hibbert > Bailey's now out of print book of newspaper extracts from St Albans Vt > 1826-1831 (lots of data about early people from Dunham- St Armand & areas) > as well as her book of newspaper extracts from Frelighsburg & Shefford > areas. I cannot find my copy quickly-- but though it is out of print, all > members of QFHs can borrow it from the QFHs library. Diana also published a > book of vital stats from the Waterloo Advertiser 1862-72. There may well be > other books I don't know about. > > Each person has a different style -- but all of them are indexed, making > it easy to locate specific names > > These books all contain a wealth of data about life in the past & for many, > there's mention of your own ancestors/relatives. I would urge everyone to > please not overlook these books- that cover the area you are researching. > > Sharon Norton/s's book is well done - & though I personally do not like > oversized books-- had I known in advance it was this "tall" - I would have > still bought it-- for the info it contains. > > Sharon urged the readers to look through the actual newspapers & no one who > does, will regret it. Newspapers are full of unexpected tidbits... that > likely won't surface in books of vital stats - but are nonetheless > fascinating reading. I recall finding an entry once (it is likely somewhere > in the "ETANGLO list" archives) about a woman in Brome County who shot & > killed a huge bird, & in that case we learned how large the bird was - & > also the lady's name who did such fine shooting... (who was of course > someone's ancestress). We wouldn't really expect this type of "news" to be > included in vital stats books... yet is very interesting. > > Bye now Pennie > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to QC-ETANGLO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message